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Electra fails to find buyer
Development comes at the end of a formal sale process seeking buyers for the firm or its portfolio
Bridgepoint invests in Elgin
GP invests in the road traffic information firm via Bridgepoint Growth, which invests £5-15m
Northern Pool launches £720m PE vehicle
Pooled fund is designed to reduce fees and reliance on funds-of-funds, while boosting co-investment
Mobeus invests £8.4m in T&G MBO
Deal for travel-focused insurance company is the seventh by Mobeus Equity Partners IV
Aurelius opens new London office, appoints two
GP launched its London office five years ago and has since grown it from five to 20 employees
Hg sells Kinapse to Syneos
Divestment of the life sciences consultancy brings to an end a tenure of just two and a half years
Standard Chartered to sell PE division in ICG-backed deal
Transaction will see ICG acquiring $1bn of assets from the vendor and injecting fresh capital
VC-backed Farfetch gears up for listing
Online fashion marketplace files a registration statement for an IPO on the New York exchange
C Ventures and Highland lead $20m series-A for Threads
Online personalised shopping service will open new offices in New York and Hong Kong
Magnetar and DST inject £60m into Bulb
Transaction reportedly values the UK-headquartered renewable energy provider at £400m
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VC-backed Monzo seeks $1.5bn valuation in new funding round
Reported transaction would value the fintech business at more than four times its 2017 valuation
WCAS takes Abzena private for £34.4m
Biotechnology and pharmaceutical company has previously received backing from a number of VCs
Bain to acquire Esure in £1.2bn take-private
Board of the UK insurance company has approved an offer of 280 pence apiece from the GP
VC-backed Orchard Therapeutics raises $150m series-C
UK-based biotechnology company is registering and launching three treatments for rare disorders
Connect leads $3m round for OurPath
Connected healthcare programme is designed to help type 2 diabetese patients reverse the disease
Bridgepoint sells minority stake to Dyal Capital
Mid-market GP will expand its range of investment approaches and expand internationally
Capvest's Valeo acquires Blackstone-backed Tangerine
Reported deal for the confectionery firm comes eight months after the acquirer made a €100m bolt-on
Arcus sells Kama to Premium Equity
Deal for the printing and packaging machinery firm is the third from the GP's short-term maiden fund
Andera and LSP lead $84m series-B for Artios
Biotech firm will undertake clinical proof-of-concept trials for its DNA polymerase theta programme
Felix leads $4m funding round for Unmade
Customisable fashion software company has appointed a new CTO and will look to expand internationally
BC Partners acquires VetPartners from August and Ares
Deal reportedly values the UK-based veterinary group at £700m, with BC investing from its 10th fund
BGF and NVM sell Wear Inns to Aprirose
Deal comes 12 years after NVM's initial investment in the pub chain and six years after BGF's
H2 acquires Aquilant from UDG for up to €23m
Deal for the healthcare products and services provider will see the GP pay €20.5m up front